Would You Choose Fullerton Place or Farm at River Pointe (Concord/ Huntersville/ Davidson area) (hardwood floors)

[thewildheart]

Farm at River Pointe
-Near Shiloh Church Rd & Hwy 73
-DR Horton Home
-Schools: Charles E Boger Elementary, Harris Rd Middle, Cox Mill High
-Davidson, Cabarrus County(?)

Fullerton Place Enclave
-Near Harris Rd & Poplar Tent
-Lennar Home
-Schools:Odell Elementary, Harris Rd Middle, Cox Mill High
-Huntersville address, Technically Concord(?), Cabarrus County(?)

-Plan to have kids in 2 years, no daily commute during rush hour
-Read on this forum that with The Farm, you pay higher for living in Davidson, but since it's so far from downtown you don't get the benefits of Davidson
-Will be building in one of these neighborhoods

Any feedback on these neighborhoods or information that should be considered? Or other neighborhood suggestions in that general area at $200-250K?
Thank you!

[happehart]

I bought at Waterford, right between these two developments off Shiloh Church. I like Lennar as a builder, they give you a house with everything and you just add very few options to it so you are not lost in the details. I like my community, which is filling up really fast and it's not super huge. I am not crazy about D.R. Horton, so Lennar won my bid. I get Davidson Zip Code and pay Cabarrus county taxes and I think the Schools are Odell Elementary, Harris Rd Middle and Cox Mill High (please verify). There are still a few homes left in the Enclave part (your price range) more left in the Hall part (much bigger homes with brick sideing). Good luck.

[thewildheart]

Thanks so much happehart! I forgot about Waterford- definitely another great option!

[Riley09swb]

Originally Posted by thewildheart

Farm at River Pointe
-Near Shiloh Church Rd & Hwy 73
-DR Horton Home
-Schools: Charles E Boger Elementary, Harris Rd Middle, Cox Mill High
-Davidson, Cabarrus County(?)

Fullerton Place Enclave
-Near Harris Rd & Poplar Tent
-Lennar Home
-Schools:Odell Elementary, Harris Rd Middle, Cox Mill High
-Huntersville address, Technically Concord(?), Cabarrus County(?)

-Plan to have kids in 2 years, no daily commute during rush hour
-Read on this forum that with The Farm, you pay higher for living in Davidson, but since it's so far from downtown you don't get the benefits of Davidson
-Will be building in one of these neighborhoods

Any feedback on these neighborhoods or information that should be considered? Or other neighborhood suggestions in that general area at $200-250K?
Thank you!

The boundaries for the elementary could be changing for the Farms. They currently go to Boger but after the relief school is built and opened they could go back to Odell Elementary.

Does Lennar still not allow you to change anything? I know at one point in 2009 my BIL looked at a neighborhood and I'm pretty sure it was Fullerton Place. They did not allow any design changes at that time.

[thewildheart]

I don't think Lennar or DR Horton allow for any changes, unfortunately.

[momtothree]

I would drive in the neighborhoods after school, early evening. Also which neighborhood is more built? Shopping? Lastly, compare amenities and HOA fees if they are important.

Good luck on your choice!

[Riley09swb]

Originally Posted by momtothree

I would drive in the neighborhoods after school, early evening. Also which neighborhood is more built? Shopping? Lastly, compare amenities and HOA fees if they are important.

Good luck on your choice!

The Farms is more built out as it's older. I believe Waterford's original builder went bankrupt and Lennar has taken over. Waterford didn't have a pool the last time I drove through but it's been awhile. The Farms is loaded with kids and has a really nice pool.

[TheDex]

Hello,

I came across this forum and was wondering if any of you have worked with Lennar and if so how was your experience ? I've read such bad reviews on their quality and am second guessing my interest in their Fullerton place community in Huntersville. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

[thewildheart]

TheDex, I originally started this thread and we did end up purchasing an inventory home in Fullerton Place.

-We ended up going here mainly because it was the area we want to be in. The surrounding neighborhoods that get Cabarrus county schools are significantly higher priced if you want a new construction home. (D.R. Horton's Villages at Skybrook North, M.I. Homes' Brookvue, and Mattamy Homes Parkside at Skybrook North- actually I think this one is Mecklenburg schools)

-The neighborhood is very nice so far- friendly neighbors, very quiet (except for the construction of course!)

-The pool is fine, they are currently working on the walking trails. We are not particularly thrilled about the walking trails- they just mulched through the woods. We would have preferred some kind of pavement to allow for strollers. We also sometimes wonder if we should have gone with a neighborhood with better amenities besides just a pool. But the HOA here is $250 every 6 months already, so paying even more doesn't sound good to us.

-Quality-wise- our home is now 9 months old. I would say that it's not the worst quality, not the best quality. Firmly average quality. Not one big issue so far (as it should be!). Neighbors I have talked to all agree that the hardwood floors they use are cheap and scratch pretty easily (both standard and upgraded floors). I have noticed our bathroom cabinets have the color wearing off on frequently touched edges. There are nail pops, but those are expected, and supposed to be fixed at our one year home evaluation. That's it though.

So, no raving at all about the quality, but no huge complaints either. I feel like we chose the lower-end neighborhood for current new construction homes and it is what we expected for the money. I like that with Lennar, the model home is very what-you-see-is-what-you-get. If I am remembering correctly, the only upgrade in the model home is the speakers throughout the house. The comparable neighborhoods all have tens of thousands in upgrades. Which is fine, if that works for the buyer of course! The other neighborhoods definitely seem higher quality, but the pricing there did not work for our budget.